Posted by
Dr. Richard Stefanacci on March 15, 20213/15/21
Rare disease treatments seem to be everywhere today. This is true despite the fact that to be considered a rare disease, fewer than 200,000 patients are affected — and for ultra-rare, fewer than 7,000 patients are affected. This definition was created by Congress in the Orphan Drug Act of 1983. Rare diseases became known as orphan…